Question

at a local school the ratio of boys to girls was 8 to 9 if there were 117 girls how many boys were enrolled in the school?

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Answer 1

The number of boys in the schools is 104.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

The ratio of boys and girls is 8:9

Number of girls = 117

Let us take,

Number of boys = 8x

Number of girls = 9x

To find the number of boys.

According to the problem,

9x = 117

or, x = $\frac{117}{9}$

= 13

Hence, the number of boys = 13×8 = 104